White Birch
Layer: Tall trees
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Flowers, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap
Edible uses: Tea
Light requirement: Full sun
Water requirement: Dry, Moist, Wet
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Utilities: Fiber, Lumber, Dye, Antifungal, Tannin, Adhesive, Compost, Essential oil, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance, Fire starter, Textiles, Crafting, Polish, Pioneer, Waterproofing
Native To: Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced To: Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
More from Permapeople
- 1000 seed weight (g)
- 0.72
- Alternate name
- Downy birch
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 20.0
- Introduced into
- British Columbia, Connecticut, Føroyar, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula pubescens
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295185-1
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_pubescens
Slug: betula-pubescens-white-birch
Permapeople ID: 2120